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A look at the Crown Prince of Japan - Fumihito, Prince Akishino

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16th April 2019
We are taking a look at the new Crown Prince of Japan: Fumihito, Prince Akishino.Fumihito was born on 30 November 1965 in Imperial Household Agency Hospital at Tokyo Imperial Palace as the second child and younger son of the then Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko. He has an older brother, Emperor Naruhito and younger sister, Sayako Kuroda (formerly Sayako, Princess Nori).His…
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Who is Empress Masako of Japan?

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14th April 2019
Born Masako Owada (orOwada Masako according to Asian naming customs where the family name is placed before the given name), she was born on 9 December 1963 in Tokyo’sToranomon Hospital toYumiko Egashira andHisashi Owada – the latter being…
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Japan announces Reiwa as era name for Crown Prince Naruhito's reign

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1st April 2019
Japan has revealed the name of the era for Crown Prince Naruhito’s reign which begins on 1 May. Reiwa will be the name of the new Japanese era, the government announced on Monday.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced on behalf of the government in a press conference. He explained that Reiwa came from the 18th-century collection of poetry, Japanese classic Manyoshu.[getty…
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Japan's Prince Hisahito graduates from elementary school

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16th March 2019
The 12-year-old only grandson of Emperor Akihito of Japan, Prince Hisahito, has graduated from elementary school.Prince Hisahito graduated from Tokyo’s Ochanomizu University affiliated elementary school, Ochanomizu University Elementary School, on Friday, 15 March.The Prince and his parents posed for the press outside his school on Friday with his diploma. His Imperial Highness was…
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Emperor of Japan begins first rituals for abdication

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14th March 2019
Emperor Akihito of Japan, 85, has begun a series of rituals leading up to his abdication at the end of next month. The first of these ceremonies took place on Tuesday, 12 March at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo at the three imperial sanctuaries. The retiring Emperor wore an…
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Empress Michiko becomes honorary member of International Youth Library in Munich

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3rd February 2019
Empress Michiko of Japan, 84, has become an honorary member of the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany. She was invited to become a member by Dr Christiane Raabe, it’s Director, due to the Empress’s “thoughts about books and about the people bringing children and books together.” The Imperial Household Agency made the announcement on 1 February saying…
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